Carry On movie series cast.
WATTIS.-On February 1st, 1975, suddenly in a London restaurant, actor Richard Wattis, aged 62 years. Private service Golders Green Crematorium, noon, Friday February 7th. A thanksgiving service will be arranged latter. (The Times, Feb. 4, 1975)*Richard Wattis, who died in London on Saturday at the age of 62, was a staple ingredient of British film and television comedy for more than a quarter of a century. Thin, partly bald and bespectacled, he became one of the best known faces on the screen and, although his performances varied little, he was in constant demand, making more than 100 films. He was most typically seen as a diplomat or civil servant, the epitome of British officialdom in bowler hat and striped trousers, valiantly maintaining his dignity while chaos reigned about him. He was born in 1912 and after stage experience made his first film appearance in "A Yank at Oxford" just before the 1939- 45 War. But he really came to prominence in the late 1940s, supporting Alistair Sim and Margaret Rutherford in the school comedy "The Happiest Days of Your Life." Among his many other films were "Hobson's Choice," "I am a Camera," "The Prince and the Showgirl," "The VIPs," "Moll Flanders" and "Up Jumped a Swagman." In later years he was a regular performer on television where he was best known as Mr Brown, the next door neighbour in the BBC comedy series with Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques. He was also popular as a story-teller for children. (The Times, Feb. 3, 1975)
WATTIS.-On February 1st, 1975, suddenly in a London restaurant, actor Richard Wattis, aged 62 years. Private service Golders Green Crematorium, noon, Friday February 7th. A thanksgiving service will be arranged latter. (The Times, Feb. 4, 1975)*Richard Wattis, who died in London on Saturday at the age of 62, was a staple ingredient of British film and television comedy for more than a quarter of a century. Thin, partly bald and bespectacled, he became one of the best known faces on the screen and, although his performances varied little, he was in constant demand, making more than 100 films. He was most typically seen as a diplomat or civil servant, the epitome of British officialdom in bowler hat and striped trousers, valiantly maintaining his dignity while chaos reigned about him. He was born in 1912 and after stage experience made his first film appearance in "A Yank at Oxford" just before the 1939- 45 War. But he really came to prominence in the late 1940s, supporting Alistair Sim and Margaret Rutherford in the school comedy "The Happiest Days of Your Life." Among his many other films were "Hobson's Choice," "I am a Camera," "The Prince and the Showgirl," "The VIPs," "Moll Flanders" and "Up Jumped a Swagman." In later years he was a regular performer on television where he was best known as Mr Brown, the next door neighbour in the BBC comedy series with Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques. He was also popular as a story-teller for children. (The Times, Feb. 3, 1975)
Carry On movie series cast.
WATTIS.-On February 1st, 1975, suddenly in a London restaurant, actor Richard Wattis, aged 62 years. Private service Golders Green Crematorium, noon, Friday February 7th. A thanksgiving service will be arranged latter. (The Times, Feb. 4, 1975)*Richard Wattis, who died in London on Saturday at the age of 62, was a staple ingredient of British film and television comedy for more than a quarter of a century. Thin, partly bald and bespectacled, he became one of the best known faces on the screen and, although his performances varied little, he was in constant demand, making more than 100 films. He was most typically seen as a diplomat or civil servant, the epitome of British officialdom in bowler hat and striped trousers, valiantly maintaining his dignity while chaos reigned about him. He was born in 1912 and after stage experience made his first film appearance in "A Yank at Oxford" just before the 1939- 45 War. But he really came to prominence in the late 1940s, supporting Alistair Sim and Margaret Rutherford in the school comedy "The Happiest Days of Your Life." Among his many other films were "Hobson's Choice," "I am a Camera," "The Prince and the Showgirl," "The VIPs," "Moll Flanders" and "Up Jumped a Swagman." In later years he was a regular performer on television where he was best known as Mr Brown, the next door neighbour in the BBC comedy series with Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques. He was also popular as a story-teller for children. (The Times, Feb. 3, 1975)
WATTIS.-On February 1st, 1975, suddenly in a London restaurant, actor Richard Wattis, aged 62 years. Private service Golders Green Crematorium, noon, Friday February 7th. A thanksgiving service will be arranged latter. (The Times, Feb. 4, 1975)*Richard Wattis, who died in London on Saturday at the age of 62, was a staple ingredient of British film and television comedy for more than a quarter of a century. Thin, partly bald and bespectacled, he became one of the best known faces on the screen and, although his performances varied little, he was in constant demand, making more than 100 films. He was most typically seen as a diplomat or civil servant, the epitome of British officialdom in bowler hat and striped trousers, valiantly maintaining his dignity while chaos reigned about him. He was born in 1912 and after stage experience made his first film appearance in "A Yank at Oxford" just before the 1939- 45 War. But he really came to prominence in the late 1940s, supporting Alistair Sim and Margaret Rutherford in the school comedy "The Happiest Days of Your Life." Among his many other films were "Hobson's Choice," "I am a Camera," "The Prince and the Showgirl," "The VIPs," "Moll Flanders" and "Up Jumped a Swagman." In later years he was a regular performer on television where he was best known as Mr Brown, the next door neighbour in the BBC comedy series with Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques. He was also popular as a story-teller for children. (The Times, Feb. 3, 1975)
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